{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-meets-johnson-county-seniors-new-report-warns-impending-social-security", "Davids Meets with Johnson County Seniors as New Report Warns of Impending Social Security Cuts", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "OVERLAND PARK, KS - Today, Representative Sharice Davids met with Johnson County seniors to talk about protecting the Social Security benefits they rely on. A new federal report shows the Social Security trust fund could run out of money by 2032 \u2014 two years earlier than expected. If Congress doesn't fix this shortfall, retirees could see an automatic 20 percent cut to their benefits, costing the average senior about $500 a month. Davids made it clear that she opposes any cuts to Social Security and wants billionaires to pay their fair share to keep the program strong.\n\n\u201cSocial Security is a promise Kansans spend a lifetime paying into,\u201d said Davids. \u201cSeniors who worked hard and budgeted carefully shouldn\u2019t have to worry about D.C. gridlock, bad policy, or irresponsible rhetoric threatening their retirement security. Losing $500 a month would be devastating for local families already dealing with high prices on groceries and medicine. I will stand up against any attempt to cut earned benefits. It\u2019s time Congress keeps this program solvent by ensuring billionaires finally pay their fair share.\u201d\n\nThe report comes as President Trump and congressional Republicans continue pursuing policies that undermine Social Security, including the largest staffing cut in the program's history and office closures at the Social Security Administration (SSA). President Trump previously called the program a \u201cscam,\u201d and earlier this week, Speaker Mike Johnson indicated Republicans could pursue additional changes to the program if they retain their House majority next year.\n\nSocial Security is the foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans and provides essential benefits to families and people with disabilities. In Kansas\u2019 Third District alone, 130,424 residents receive Social Security, including more than 105,000 retirees, nearly 10,000 disabled workers, and more than 6,000 children.\n\nParticipants in today\u2019s conversation included Johnson County residents Duncan B. (67), Paul C. (72), Pat O. (77), Larry P. (82), Linda P. (82), and Ruth P. (81).\n\nDavids has consistently defended Social Security and delivered real results:", 1, "2026-08-14T06:13:05Z", "2026-08-14T06:14:08Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/davids-meets-johnson-county-seniors-new-report-warns-impending-social-security"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.903841108083725, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}